(A)
He served in the USt Army in WWII
1943 to 1945. He was sent to the
South Pacific and participated in the
Battle of Normandy in June 1944.
After the end of the war, he was
honorably discharged as a sergeant. .
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(B)
During his initial trial an all White
jury refused to convict his killer. His
second Trial some 30 years later led
to his conviction. He died in prison
at 80 years of age on Jan 21 2001..
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(C)
Nina Simone wrote and sang
"Mississippi Burning" about the
Evers case.
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(D)
Evers was turned away from a
White hospital resulting in his death
after a 50 minute wait.
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